Prologue P1: Finance Commission (FC) Fourteenth Finance commission & fifty percent Tax sharing Why do states want 50% share? P2: Delimitation in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Mock Questions Prologue Following topics combined Together Frontline July 2014 articles: demands of [...]
What is the Relevance of this issue with UPSC Mains exam? (GS2): Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies (GS2): transparency and accountability (GS4): challenges of corruption Timeline / Sequence of events December 2013: Lokpal and Lokayukta act passed. Lokpal [...]
P1: Judicial appointment commission P2: Fixed Tenure for CJI? P1: Judicial appointment commission At present, the judges in SC/HC are selected via a collegium method. But this method is opaque, and lacks accountability. Therefore, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law [...]
P1: CBI needs no Prior sanction P2: Prasar Bharati Autonomy P1: CBI needs no Prior sanction What's the relevance of this topic to UPSC Syllabus? (GSM2): transparency and accountability (GSM4): challenges of corruption. Present system CBI derives powers under [...]
Introduction to terms related Lobbying Why is it called Lobbying? How is lobbying done? Lobbying in USA Lobbying in India Lobbying vs Bribery Controversies related to Lobbying #1: RadiaGATE #2: Gulam Nabi Fai: Anti-Kashmir lobbying in USA #3: Wal-Mart [...]